Remove exception

I do not agree that one specific area of Hutton & Shenfield should be singled out to preserve density, one could argue the same rule could be applied to other leafy streets, not listed here. Any new or in-filling should be judged on it's merits of surrounding area, not by postcode.

remove paragraph 6.21

Paragraph 123 (a) of the NPPF 2018 says that areas well served by transport should seek a significant uplift in the average density of residential development. Hutton Mount lies next to Shenfield Station which is served by main line trains and new Crossrail line. I measured a typical block of houses in Hutton Mount set between Woodway, Spurgate and Princes Way. I found it to be 3.6 hectares in area and to contain 60 houses. Therefore the average plot size is 600 square meters. The policy outlined in paragraph 6.21 of the Local Plan proposes to set a minimum plot size of 1000 square meters in the area for new and in-fill development. This means the proposed density is much less than what is currently there so this is clearly not compliant with the uplift in density required by national policy. Furthermore paragraph 137 (b) of the NPPF 2018 says that green belt boundaries should not be changed unless such increases of density have been included in the housing strategy.